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Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by biina: 4:02pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
and still they say Man City wont qualify for the CL. August don reach, we willl soon see |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:06pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
biina: Are the CL rep teams decided in August? Dont be an idiot. . . The squad depth, balance and consistency of that team wont be decided in a full season Mind you, injuries will rear it's ugly head too! Stop being a dumbo |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by yousouph(m): 4:06pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
Am still not convince that Man city will be in top 4 . May will soon come |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by debosky(m): 4:10pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
MrCrackles: Injury has already reared it's head Brash - Kompany is out for a long stretch with a toe injury, Santa Cruz is recovering from injury (another perpetual injury candidate) amongst others. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by nateevs(m): 4:15pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
So their Reserves will be like Dunne Zabaleta kompany Fernandez SWP Petrov Bellamy Roque Can't tell if I am missing out on someone. . . They are still better equipped for injuries than you. And don't act like we don't know RVP, Rosicky, Nasri and Fab will be visiting the meds soon. . |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 4:16pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
I think LeProf has finally lost it! Word has it that Eboue is following the Kolo trail and is heading for Fiorentina. In the past, I wouldn't have believed it but then, that's how the Ade, then Kolo rumour started. By the way, when I say Arsene has lost it, I don't mean to say he is finished as a manager, nah, far from it. However, I think Arsene and the board may have reached a compromise to remain perpetual 4th place finishers. We have officially, with the sale of Kolo and Ade and impeding sale of Eboue, become a trading club! Like someone analysed above, we only have about 16 million to spend (assuming that's how much we get from Toure's sale) plus whatever we get from Eboue's sale. Now I remember clearly last season, Arsene himself said that we lacked a quality player in the DM position, especially a layer with ''experience'' (his words). I am still waiting for him to do something about it. However, if he sticks to Denilson/Diaby/Song to fill this position, Il just resign myself to fate of another 4th place finishing. Again, I bring up the Silvestre issue. Arsene has cost us the league and some cups in the past years by refusing to have enough back ups in defence. He never seems to learn from his mistakes and it seems everyone sees it except him. We have used Flamini at left back, an inexperienced Song at CB, and even Silvestre at LB all because of Arsene's stubborness and refusal to bolster his defence. Now we are going into another season, ready to make the same mistake. He said he has 7 CBs already. I don't know what he is talking about cos I can only count 5 (Kolo, Gallas, Djorou, maybe Song and Vermallien). Senderous and Silvestre should NEVER play for arsenal in defence. From what I saw of Senderous at DM (in just one game so I don't wanna say much of it), maybe DM is where he should stay! As for Silvestre, he should be given out ASAP to Bordaux or even Enyimba! That will save us the amount of money we are paying for his wages! Now of the 5 above, Kolo is gone already baring some last minute hitches, so we have four of which Gallas and Vermallien will definitely start. Now with all due respect to Verm, but he is a player joining a new league, with play faster and much more rugged than he is used to. What if he flops? or what if like Toure, he doesn't pair well with Gallas? Also if Gallas gets injured like he did last season, we are left with Song and Djorou to pair with Vermallien! I can't but just put my chin on my palm and watch. In my opinion, Kolo should have stayed and we should have waited at least till next season before sellling him. But thats gone now and he is gone. Now Wenger needs to show us he is actually serious about contending for the title by bring in a DM. An experienced one for that matter and not Matuidi! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:19pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
debosky: GBAM! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 4:21pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
We shouldn't even be discussing ManCity! As long as Hughes is manager, they will not get into the top four and as for the 2009/10 season, they would have lost a lot of matches before deciding to sack Hughes aqnd by then, the damage would have been done. But in terms of comparisons (for all the overnight City fans out there), I admit they have a deeper and stronger squad than we do. Also to their advantage is the money factor. If any player gets injured or doesn't live up, they jus sell him or bench him and buy another one come January. Unlike us, Arsene will rather go to the youth team to look for a player or sell someone to bring another in. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:24pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
nateevs: Those highlighted two are highly regarded at City, confine them to the bench at your own peril! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 4:28pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
Toure at City, sad
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Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by biina: 4:29pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
debosky:Kompany is out but they still have toure, getting lescott, Onuoha, Dunne and Richards. Santa cruz is injured but they still have Adebbayor, Tevez, Robinho, and Bellamy Summary, they have adequate depth on their bench to cope with such injuries. Arsenal on the other hand lack the depth or quality to deal with recent departures, forget about injuries. Nasri has opened his account for the season, and we will soon see the usual crocks of RVP, Eduardo, Rosicky et al on the doctors table |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by biina: 4:31pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
proudly9ja:Hughes wont win the EPL but will get that CL spot or who is stopping him? Arsenal? Hilarious!!! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by Uby40(m): 4:36pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
ARSENAL IS LOSING ANOTHER BULLET TO MANCITY TOMORROW KOLO TOURE GOING THE WAY OF ADEBAYOR, WHO'S NEXT? |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 4:39pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
biina: Nah, not Arsenal, remember they have to play 19 teams in the premiership! home and away! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by debosky(m): 4:40pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
proudly9ja: How do you come by these conclusions? Honestly, gooners like to fear the worst and create things out of nowhere. Ade was a disruptive player, he is being sold. Kolo is likely past his best he is being sold. Eboue might be sold, but he's hardly our best player in any of the positions he holds. All the aforementioned players will be missing a 4-8 week period of our season at a most crucial time with it’s attendant effects. Now I’m not saying they all should have been sold, but this in no manner makes us a selling club, whatever that means. Securing such a good price on players in a recession is without a doubt a smart move – we will never be able to get such a price on them after this window. Granted that one of them (Kolo) might make us potentially weaker, but the window isn’t closed yet. We all need a bit of perspective – these days of 24/7 news and constant drip drip of speculation and blog hysteria is getting to people. Gazidis came out not too long ago to say 4th is NOT good enough and that has not changed. How we will achieve an improvement is up for debate, but the ambition at the club cannot be questioned. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by tayoccu(m): 4:41pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
city this. . . city that. . . abeg make una gree us hear word bo they won't acheive shyte this season. biina: and what makes the b'lose, maure or liverfluke safe? footie ain't maths you know? |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:42pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
debosky: I cant get my head round why gooners are shitting themselves. . . . |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrNiceGuy5: 4:43pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
gunners for life |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by debosky(m): 4:45pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
biina:Dunne the calamity? Richards that his value has gone from 20m to 10m in a season? You're a joker. Their back line is not better than ours in any shape or form, even WITH Toure. Bellamy another injury candidate? OK I hear you. Rubbish assertion. We do not lack depth upfront with Bendtner, Vela, Eduardo, RVP and Arshavin. With fewer forwards we matched the goals scored by the champions, so we are more than capable of doing that again. Names look good on paper - let's see how they pan out for City. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:46pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
biina: I dont understand how you reason at times. . . . What was our squad depth like last year when we comfortably pinched a CL spot? Tell me. . . . How many important players did we lose to injuries, 95% of the squad members we had last year are there Apart from Ade and the iminent departure of Kolo and possibly Eboue, who else are we missing? We brought in another quality defender, we have Eduardo back fresh, Rosicky back. . . . .What exactly are you talking about? The bunch of kids who made up numbers to fill up our squad last year have improved tremendously, what are we missing? Those kids will destroy any top team on a good day, have you forgotten that? You baffle me at times. . . . you analysis are consistently flawed and your biased judgements are simply worthless, baseless and pointless! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by jalether(m): 4:49pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
I am predicting a fifth place finish for arsenal this season, to be honest you guys lack the depth to finish fourth place or challenge for a title. reason being your squad has become weaker, only a delusional arsenal fan will even dare compare man utd, chelsea, liverpool and man city's squad with theirs. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by biina: 4:51pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
no need to shout. August don reach. By August 26, first wind go don blow, and we go see fowl yansh see dem: Arsenal FC of Ijebuland |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by jalether(m): 4:53pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
tayoccu: lets wait and see. the truth will be revealed come next may. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by khanye(m): 4:54pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
jalether: Tru talk is bitter! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by jalether(m): 4:55pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
biina: LWKMD |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by Uby40(m): 4:56pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
ARSENAL WUD REGRET THIS SOONER THAN EXPECTED. THEY HAVE JUST LOST THEIR SPOT IN BIG FOUR |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by MrCrackles(m): 4:57pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
jalether: What does this one know about football We are not talking about LEATHER PRODUCTS here. . . . .sit your ho' ass down and learn more if you want your contributions to be taken serious! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by khanye(m): 5:01pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
BREAKING NEWS: Kolo Toure Passes Manchester City Medical - Report Kolo Toure's potential move from Arsenal to Manchester City edged a considerable amount closer this afternoon, as the Ivorian passed his medical at the Eastlands club, according to Sky Sports News. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 5:02pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
debosky: Its the same problem we all have, we never learn! My conclusion is based from the past 4/5 seasons where we have continuosly sold core members of our team and not replaced them. Every season, we have become weaker and so I wont blame any Arsenal fan for any doom and gloom talk. ManU fans might complain over the selling of Ronaldo and Tevez and replacing them with Valencia, Owen, but they have learnt to trust their coach and has he failed them We used to trust in Wenger but in the past 4/5 seasons, we have continuosly made the same mistakes over and over again. Il draw you back to when we were building the invincibles. When Henry came in, we didn't sell Bergkamp or een Wright immediately did we? Even when Wright left the following season, Arsene still brought in Davor Suker as an Experienced striker with young Henry, Anelka and Bergkamp. In replacing Bergkamp, he brought in Wiltord (highest goal scorer in the french league at that time). In midfield, he brought Viera but he had Palour, Petit and Platt! He replaced Platt with Edu but for so many years had Viera and Petit in midfield! In defence, we had Keown, Adams, Winterburn and Dixon. He didn't bring in Kolo and immediately replaced Adams or Keown! Infact,Kolo was used as an attacking Midfielder before he was converted to CB and Adams and Keown continued their partnerships until Sol and Kolo were ready to take over! Even at RB, Eboue had played a lot of matches at RB to convince both fans and coach that Lauren had outlived his usefulness. In short, the team was built carefully and gradually and not like what has been happening in the past few years where we have to sell before we can buy. Like I have said over and over again, you don't just bring in players epecially yong ones and expect a miracle from them. Whenever we bring a young player to fill an important position (ala Denilson at DM, Nasri at AM,) we will continue to build and remain in 'transition'! And a team in transition wins abosolutely nothing! not even the Carling Cup! |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by tayoccu(m): 5:14pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
Uby40: you do know we're talking footie here and not 404? |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by proudly9ja(m): 5:17pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
Even Edu agrees with me! Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva admits that it will be an extremely tough proposition for the club to challenge for the Premier League title this season. |
Re: Arsenal Fan Thread: For Gunners Only by Uby40(m): 5:23pm On Jul 29, 2009 |
nateevs: THE QUESTION IS WHAT BECOMES OF THIS TEAM IF THEY END UP WITH A BARREN SEASON, OR DO YOU ALL THINK MANUTD,CHELSEA,LIVERPOOL WUD SIT BACK AND WATCH THEN CUP ALL TROPHIES? , BIG LIE!!!! |
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